Ensaios pressiométricos de Ménard em maciços compactados para a avaliação de módulos elásticos

• Autor(a) principal: OLIVEIRA, Devonzir Magalhães de
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/1333
• topic: Solo compactado; Pressiômetro de Ménard; Módulo de elasticidade; 1.Solo compactado 2.Ensaios pressiométricos 3.Módulo de elasticidade.; Landfill. Compacting; Pressuremeter; Modulus of elasticity; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA CIVIL::GEOTECNICA

The compacting control of earthy materials at engineering works demands great efforts and the necessity of conducting field and laboratory tests in time and space, conditioned by the work schedule always tight. It is also known that the embankment supports the efforts of substantial bodies of water with potential energy, which if, uncontrollably released, will cause tragedies and imponderable material damages. This work presents the methodology of execution and analysis of the results of field and laboratory tests performed in two experimental embankments builted during the definition of the construction s processes of the Batalha Hydroelectric Power Plant. It was collected disturbed and undisturbed samples at twelve spot in each embankment, to perform characterization tests, triaxial compression test and consolidation test. The results of these laboratory tests where compared to the results of twenty four Pressuremeter Tests (PMT) fulfilled at the same embankment. The interpretation of the PMT tests was done according to french standards. These tests provided results of Ménard Pressuremeter Modulus (EM), pressuremeter limit pressure (pl) and creep pressure (pf), which corresponds to the end of the elastic range of the material. In addition, it was performed twenty four Standard Penetration Tests in both embankments to obtain the Nspt and compare with the results of PMT. The studies developed in this research showed that these tests point out results with less variability that the ones from the laboratories and can be realized with no difficulties along the soil profile. The results achieved demonstrated that the PMT can be a very useful tool to reach the modulus of elasticity at any depth of the landfill, mainly in rolled-fill dams already operating a long time and in places where there are restrictions to remove samples for laboratory tests.